Kids & Family
Livingston At 200: Elementary Students Say What They're Thankful For
Students and Mike Dennis will put on a presentation about what Livingston residents were thankful for in 1813 and what they are thankful for today.
Livingston second- and fifth-graders are showing what they are thankful for month.
Elementary school students are participating in an upcoming township bicentennial event, titled Being Thankful: Then and Now. The students will present a program on their work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Livingston Public Library.
The program has been created through the joint efforts of the school district, Livingston Citizens’ Institute and the library. It will include an interactive lecture by Mike Dennis on what Livingston residents were thankful for back in 1813.
“Our students and teachers have come up with thoughts and information that will open all of us to new ways of experiencing Thanksgiving in this bicentennial year,” said Chris Bickel, the K-12 social studies supervisor.
To explore the idea of giving thanks in the past and present, the district’s second grade classes have filmed brief clips on an iPad titled, “What Are You Thankful For?”
The presentation will be shown on the night of the program.
Fifth-graders and teachers will also enact tableaus depicting settlers in 1813 Livingston. The scenes, when touched, will briefly come alive to share information, and will then go back into “freeze” mode. The displays will revolve around the themes of food, celebration, family, and spirituality.
The program is open to the community and donations will be accepted for the CHOW food pantry.
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